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A former call-center agent from the Philippines returned a found wallet to a university professor.

The good samaritan

Marsha delos Santos-Brunswick found the purse dumped near a train station when she was about to catch a bus home. She searched the inside and found the ID of the owner. She Googled the information and succeeded in reaching Dr. Carol Pretlow, a Norfolk State University professor.

Dr. Pretlow was robbed by a man while waiting for the train. Though she was not harmed, her bag was stolen. But she was more than thankful that her purse was returned. It was not the money she was thinking about. Her dad’s picture inside the wallet is way too important for her. The professor also said that it was the only picture she has of her parents and she considers it her angel spirit, making it more important than anything else.

Though Brunswick declined receiving reward from Dr. Pretlow, the professor seek the help of a newschannel to thank the Filipino. Dr. Pretlow invited Brunswick over for a lunch. But she was surprised with a NewsChannel 3 People Taking Action award together with a $100 Visa gift card which came from a community sponsor Southern Bank.

The United States do not want to lose highly skilled foreign workers, and so, to prevent this from happening, the country has expressed its plans to make a minor tweak in the prevailing visa rules and may soon start implementing it for migrant workers in the US.

The old visa rule goes like this: Migrant workers who has an H-1B visa, the visa issued to those who secured a job in the US under a company sponsorship are allowed to work under a limited term/contract. IF their spouses plan to go to the US and stay with them, they can get an H-4 visa (which allows them to stay in the US but not to work).

Under the revised visa rule, a spouse of an H-1B visa holder may also get the same visa to be able to work in the US, live with their partner and thus, retaining the highly skilled worker.

The visa rule change also applies to spouses of H1-B visa holders who have applied for green cards or permanent residency cards.

This move by the United States is aimed to retain highly skilled migrant workers especially in the science and technology industry and help n the growth of the US economy.

The visa rule change will be available after it is published in the Federal register and open for public comment.

The study was conducted by US online jobsite Career Builder together with Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) where occupations that grew by at least 7% in the last three years are projected to boom in 2014 falling under the high-wage category.

JERSEY CITY – The Philippine American Friendship Committee, Inc. (PAFCOM) is one of several non-profit organizations who are partnering with the City of Jersey City to boost recruitment of Filipinos and minorities to apply to be part of the Jersey City Police Department.

Mayor Steven M. Fulop and Council President Rolando Lavarro, Jr. are launching a Jersey City Minority Police Recruitment Drive, which will kick off at a public information session at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in City Hall Council Chambers, 280 Grove Street.

Acting Public Safety Director James Shea and other senior Police Department officials, as well as police officers, will be on hand to discuss the application process and answer questions about the profession. The requirements for the police test are a high school diploma, Jersey City residency, and U.S. citizenship.The filing deadline for the current police officer test with the New Jersey Civil Service Commission is Wednesday, Sept. 4th, 2013.

Qualified Filipino nurses, physical therapists and occupational therapists have an opportunity to work for a healthcare facility located in Texas, United States of America.

Application will be handled by a POEA-licensed agency. Interview is scheduled on January 21-24, 2013 at the POEA agency’s office in Metro Manila. Another interview is also set for Cebu applicants on January 25-26, 2013. The Cebu interview will be held at Cebu Parklane International Hotel.